- Born
- Birth nameTimothy Alan Dick
- Nickname
- The Tool Man
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Timothy Allen Dick was born on June 13, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, to Martha Katherine (Fox) and Gerald M. Dick. His father, a real estate salesman, was killed in a collision with a drunk driver while driving his family home from a University of Colorado football game, when Tim was eleven years old. His mother, a community service worker, remarried her high school sweetheart, an Episcopalian deacon, two years after Tim's father's death. He was raised with his many siblings and step-siblings. When Tim was young, his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan.
In high school, his favorite subject was shop, of course, and after high school, he attended Western Michigan University and graduated with a degree in Television Production in 1975. In 1978, he was arrested on drug charges and spent two years in jail. Upon his release, he had a new outlook on life and on a dare from a friend, started his comedy career at the Comedy Castle in Detroit. Later, he went on to do several cable specials, including, Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen (1988) and Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs (1990). In 1991, he became the star of his own hit television series on ABC called Home Improvement (1991). While continuing to film his television series throughout most of the 1990s, he starred in a string of blockbuster movies, including The Santa Clause (1994), Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Galaxy Quest (1999). In August 1996, he developed and unveiled his own signature line of power tools, manufactured by Ryobi. On top of all that, he has his own racing team, Tim Allen/Saleen RRRRacing. In May 1999, he ended his series Home Improvement (1991) after eight seasons and in 2001, he filmed such movies as Big Trouble (2002) and Joe Somebody (2001).- IMDb Mini Biography By: TrendEkiD@aol.com
- SpousesJane Hajduk(October 7, 2006 - present) (1 child)Laura Diebel(April 7, 1984 - March 1, 2003) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsMartha Katherine FoxGerald M. Dick
- RelativesJordan Klepper(Cousin)
- Radio disc jockey voice
- Neanderthal-type grunts when happy or excited
- Usually plays somewhat incompetent or snarky characters
- Often plays fathers or family men
- His catchphrase: "It's Tool Time!"
- Paid $2 million for 26 acres of Michigan campground with the intention of keeping it in its natural, undeveloped state.
- During the run of Home Improvement (1991), he was often sent shirts and sweaters by various colleges to wear on the air, and he did.
- For one week in November 1994, he had the #1 rated television series (Home Improvement (1991)), the #1 movie at the box office (The Santa Clause (1994)), and the #1 book on the best seller's list ("Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man").
- Spent 28 months in jail after being arrested for attempted drug-dealing (1978).
- Has nine brothers and sisters.
- Men are pigs. Too bad we own everything.
- Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison.
- [November 2016] What I find odd in Hollywood is that they didn't like Trump [Donald Trump] because he was a bully. But if you had any kind of inkling that you were for Trump, you got bullied for doing that. And it gets a little bit hypocritical to me.
- Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon.
- My wife loves cars, but the difference is she doesn't have 20 years of understanding the background of them. She basically drives them and uses her gut feelings as to which is best.
- Joe Somebody (2001) - $12,000,000
- Galaxy Quest (1999) - $2,000,000
- Toy Story 2 (1999) - $5,000,000
- Toy Story (1995) - $50,000
- Home Improvement (1991) - $1,250,000 /episode (1998-1999 season)
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